John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Declares Monthly Dividend
August 04 2004 - 2:14PM
PR Newswire (US)
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Declares Monthly Dividend
BOSTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Preferred
Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS) declared its regular monthly dividend as
follows: Declaration Date: August 4, 2004 Ex Date: August 12, 2004
Record Date: August 16, 2004 Payment Date: September 1, 2004
Dividend Amount: $0.1800 This dividend equates to an annualized
yield of 9.24 percent, based on the fund's closing market price as
of August 3, 2004. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III is a
diversified, closed-end fund. The Fund's primary investment
objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent
with preservation of capital. The Fund's secondary objective is to
provide growth of capital to the extent consistent with its primary
investment objective. The Fund invests at least 80% of its total
assets in preferred securities and other fixed income securities
which are rated investment grade. John Hancock Funds, a premier
investment management company, managed $30.2 billion in open-end
funds, closed-end funds, private accounts and retirement plans for
individual and institutional investors as of March 31, 2004.
Additional information about John Hancock Funds can be found at
http://www.jhfunds.com/. John Hancock Funds is a wholly owned
subsidiary of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., a subsidiary
of Manulife Financial Corporation. Founded in 1862, John Hancock
Financial Services and its subsidiaries today offer a broad range
of financial products and services, including whole, term,
variable, and universal life insurance, as well as college savings
products, mutual funds, fixed and variable annuities, long-term
care insurance and various forms of business insurance. Manulife
Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group
serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories
worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and most of
Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the
Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection
products and wealth management services through its extensive
network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Pro forma
funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries
were Cdn$356 billion (US$272 billion) as at March 31, 2004.
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and
PSE, and under '0945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found
on the Internet at http://www.manulife.com/. DATASOURCE: John
Hancock Preferred Income Fund III CONTACT: Kimberley Dietrich,
+1-617-375-0311, or Investors: +1-800-843-0090, both of John
Hancock
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